Policy & Compliance
Suffolk logistics community gets an insight into import controls
M ore than 20 high-pro fi le importers and agents joined one of Britain’s biggest port health authorities in June for a fi rst-hand insight into health checks being performed on goods entering the UK. Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority (SCPHA), a part of East Suffolk Council that inspects imported food, feed and animal- origin goods at the ports of Felixstowe, Harwich and Ipswich for entry into the UK, hosted its first Port Health Stakeholder Forum at East Suffolk House, Melton, as Britain prepared for new checks on EU goods, which press reports indicate have been delayed. Dale Weeding, Business Relationship Officer at SCPHA, who led the forum, said: “We were delighted to welcome so many people with a vested interest in
the UK’s health standards.” SCPHA’s panel – comprising operations manager Hannah Panting, technical lead Simon Rowell, technical specialist Andrew Robinson and team leader Dan Longson – answered questions about the checks due to be introduced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on EU imports. Outlined in the draft Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), EU imports will fall into new risk categories, which will determine the level of checks required from port health authorities. Further Port Health Stakeholder Forum events are planned by SCPHA. Contact business relationship of fi cer Dale Weeding (dale.weeding@scpha.gov.uk) for dates and to register your interest.
“ We want to show SCPHA is a facilitator to trade as it upholds legislation to protect public and animal health...
port health to the first of our quarterly forums. They included freight forwarders like RJJ Freight, logistics providers such as Edge Worldwide and many more reputable companies. “We want to show SCPHA is a facilitator to trade as it upholds legislation to protect public and animal health, as well as carrying out controls on organic products and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, while fully supporting importers who follow
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